SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

This plugin makes it easy to acknowledge the contributions of others by populating a %PodWeaver stash with the unique list of all git commit authors reachable from the current HEAD.

OVERVIEW

On collecting the unique list of reachable commit authors from git, we search and remove any git authors from the list of authors Dist::Zilla knows about. We then look for a stash named %PodWeaver; if we don't find one then we create an instance of Dist::Zilla::Stash::PodWeaver and register it with our zilla instance. Then we add the list of contributors (the filtered git authors list) to the stash in such a way that Pod::Weaver::Section::Contributors can find them.

Note that you do not need to have the %PodWeaver stash created; it will be added if it is not found. However, your Pod::Weaver config (aka c<weaver.ini>) must include the Contributors section plugin.

Dist::Zilla Phase

Metadata Keys

The list of contributors is also added to distribution metadata under the custom x_contributors key. (e.g. in META.yml, META.json, etc)

If you have duplicate contributors because of differences in committer name or email you can use a .mailmap file to canonicalize contributor names and emails. See git help shortlog for details.

Pod::Weaver::Section::Contributors is OPTIONAL

Note that using the Pod::Weaver::Section::Contributors section is in no way mandated or necessitated by this package; if you wish to use it you must include the Contributors section in your Pod::Weaver configuration in the traditional fashion.

METACPAN CONTRIBUTOR MATCHING

MetaCPAN will attempt to match a contributor address back to a PAUSE account. However, it (currently) can only do that if the contributor's email address is their PAUSEID@cpan.org address. There are two mechanisms for helping to resolve this, if your commits are not using this address.

Both of these approaches have pros and cons that have been discussed at levels nearing the heat brought to any discussion of religion, homosexuality, or Chief O'Brien's actual rank at any ST:TNG convention. However, they both have the advantage of *working*, and through different modes of action. You are free to use one, both or neither. These are only important if you're not committing with your @cpan.org email address and want the MetaCPAN to link to your author page from the page of the package you contributed to.

Using a .mailmap file

See git help shortlog for help on how to use this. A .mailmap file must be maintained in each repository using it.

Globally, via the authors mapping

This package contains a YAML file containing a mapping of @cpan.org author addresses; this list is consulted while building the contributors list, and can be used to replace a non-cpan.org address with one.

To add to or modify this mapping, please feel free to fork, add your alternate email addresses to share/author-emails.yaml, and submit a pull-request for inclusion. It'll be merged and released; as various authors update their set of installed modules and cut new releases, the mapping will appear.

SEE ALSO

Please see those modules/websites for more information related to this module.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://github.com/RsrchBoy/Dist-Zilla-Plugin-ContributorsFromGit/issues

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

AUTHOR

Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu>

I'm a material boy in a material world

Please note I do not expect to be gittip'ed or flattr'ed for this work, rather it is simply a very pleasant surprise. I largely create and release works like this because I need them or I find it enjoyable; however, don't let that stop you if you feel like it ;)